Drepung monk punished for forgery

Key Information

Photographer

Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

October 1921?

Region

Lhasa Area

Accession number

1998.286.304

Image Dimensions

78 x 107

Drepung monk in neck restraint as punishment for forging currency notes. A note and possibly the printing block used to make the forgery can be seen pinned to the post on the right hand side of the image